This is a list of Armies of the countries of the World.

List of armies by country

Country Army Founded Endonym Ref.
 Abkhazia  Abkhazia Army 1992
 Afghanistan Afghan Army 1722 Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ
 Albania  Albanian Land Force 2000 Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë
 Algeria  Algerian Land Forces 1962 Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية
 Angola Angolan Army 1974 Portuguese: Exército
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Regiment 1995
 Argentina  Argentine Army 1810 Spanish: Ejército Argentino
 Armenia  Armenian Ground Forces 1992 Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բանակ
 Australia  Australian Army 1901
 Austria  Austrian Land Forces 1920 German: Landstreitkräfte
 Azerbaijan  Azerbaijani Land Forces 1918 Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları
 Bahrain  Royal Bahraini Army 1969 Arabic: الجيش البحريني
 Bangladesh  Bangladesh Army 1971 Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী
 Barbados Barbados Regiment 1902
 Belarus  Belarusian Ground Forces 1992 Сухопутные войска Белоруссии
 Belgium  Belgian Land Component 1830 Composante terre / Landcomponent / Landkomponente
 Belize  Belize Defence Force 1978
 Benin Benin Army 1960 French: Armée de Terre
 Bhutan  Royal Bhutan Army 1958 བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་
 Bolivia  Bolivian Army 1810 Ejército de Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006 Oružane snage
 Botswana Botswana Ground Force 1977
 Brazil  Brazilian Army 1822 Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro
 Brunei  Royal Brunei Land Forces 1961 Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
 Bulgaria  Bulgarian Land Forces 1878 Сухопътни войски на България
 Burkina Faso Army of Burkina Faso 1961 French: L'Armée de Terre
 Burundi  Burundi Army 2005
 Cambodia  Royal Cambodian Army 1953 Kangtorp Cheung Kork
 Cameroon Cameroon Army 1960 French: Armée de terre
 Canada  Canadian Army 1855 French: Armée canadienne [1]
 Cape Verde Cape Verdean National Guard 1975 Guarda National
 Central African Republic Central African Republic Ground Forces 1960 French: Armée de Terre
 Chad  Chadian Ground Forces 1960
 Chile  Chilean Army 1810 Ejército de Chile
 China (PRC)  People's Liberation Army Ground Force 1927 中国人民解放军陆军
 China (ROC/“Taiwan”)  Republic of China Army 1924 中華民國陸軍
 Colombia  Colombian National Army 1819 Ejército Nacional de Colombia
 Comoros Comorian Army 1997
 Democratic Republic of the Congo  Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961 Forces du Terrestres
 Republic of the Congo Congolese Army 1960
 Côte d'Ivoire Ivorian army 1961 Armée de terre
 Croatia  Croatian Army 1991 Hrvatska kopnena vojska
 Cuba  Cuban Revolutionary Army 1959 Ejército Revolucionario
 Cyprus  Cypriot Ground Forces 1964
 Czech Republic  Czech Land Forces 1993 Pozemní síly Armády České republiky
 Denmark  Royal Danish Army 1614 Danish: Hæren [2]
 Djibouti  Djiboutian Army 1977 Armée de terre
 Dominican Republic  Dominican Army 1844 Ejército de República Dominicana
 East Timor  East Timor Army 2001
 Ecuador  Ecuadorian Army 1830 Ejército Ecuatoriano
 Egypt  Egyptian Army 1820 القوات البرية المصرية
 El Salvador  Salvadoran Army 1824 Ejército Salvadoreño
 Equatorial Guinea Army of Equatorial Guinea 1992 Ejército
 Eritrea Eritrean Army 1991
 Estonia  Estonian Land Forces 1918 Maavägi
 Ethiopia Ethiopian Army 1987
 Fiji Fiji Infantry Regiment 1920
 Finland  Finnish Army 1918 Maavoimat/Armén
 France  French Army 1420 Armée de Terre
 Gabon  Gabonese Army 1960 Armée de terre gabonaise
 Gambia  Gambian National Army 1965
 Georgia  Georgian Land Forces 1991 საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები
 Germany  German Army 1955 Deutsches Heer
 Ghana  Ghana Army 1959
 Greece  Hellenic Army 1828 Ellinikós Stratós
 Guatemala National Army of Guatemala 1823 Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala
 Guinea People's Army of Guinea 1958 Armée de terre
 Guinea-Bissau  Guinea-Bissau Army 1964
 Guyana Guyanese Army 1966
 Haiti Haitian Army 2011
 Honduras Honduran Army 1825 Ejército de Honduras
 Hungary  Hungarian Ground Forces 1990 Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
 India  Indian Army 1895 भारतीय सेना
 Indonesia  Indonesian Army 1945 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat
 Iran  Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces 1811 نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
 Iran Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 1985 نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
 Iraq  Iraqi Ground Forces 1921 القوة البرية العراقية
 Ireland  Irish Army 1922 an tArm
 Israel  Israeli Ground Forces 1948 צבא ההגנה לישראל
 Italy  Italian Army 1861 Esercito Italiano
 Jamaica  Jamaica Defence Force 1926
 Japan  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1954 Japanese: 陸上自衛隊 [3]
 Jordan  Royal Jordanian Army 1920 القوّات البرية الاردنيّة
 Kazakhstan  Kazakh Ground Forces 1992 Құрлық күштері
 Kenya  Kenya Army 1964
 North Korea  Korean People's Army Ground Force 1947 Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍
 South Korea  Republic of Korea Army 1948 Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍
 Kosovo  Kosovo Security Force 2009 Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës
 Kuwait  Kuwait Army 1949 القوة البرية الكويتية
 Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyz Army 2017
 Laos  Lao People's Army 1975
 Latvia  Latvian Land Forces 1991 Sauszemes Spēki
 Lebanon  Lebanese Ground Forces 1945 الجيش اللبناني
 Lesotho  Lesotho Army 1978
 Liberia Liberian Army 1908
 Libya  Libyan Ground Forces 2011
 Lithuania  Lithuanian Land Force 1990 Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos
 Luxembourg  Luxembourg Army 1881 Lëtzebuerger Arméi
 Madagascar Malagasy Army 1960 Armée de terre
 Malawi  Malawi Army 1964
 Malaysia  Malaysian Army 1933 Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia
 Mali  Malian Army 1960 Armee de Terre
 Malta Armed Forces of Malta 1973
 Mauritania Mauritanian National Army 1960
 Mexico  Mexican Army 1884 Ejército Mexicano
 Moldova  Moldovan Ground Forces 1991 Armata Națională
 Monaco Prince's Company of Carabiniers 1817 Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
 Mongolia  Mongolian Ground Force 1992 Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин
 Montenegro  Montenegrin Ground Army 2006 Копнена војска Црне Горе
 Morocco  Royal Moroccan Army 1956 الجيش الملكي المغربي
 Mozambique Mozambican Ground Forces 1994 Forças terrestres
 Myanmar  Myanmar Army 1945 တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း)
 Namibia  Namibian Army 1990
   Nepal  Nepali Army 1768 नेपाली सेना
 Netherlands  Royal Netherlands Army 1814 Koninklijke Landmacht
 New Zealand  New Zealand Army 1845 Ngāti Tumatauenga
 Nicaragua Nicaraguan Army 1979
 Niger  Niger Army 1961 L'armée de terre
 Nigeria  Nigerian Army 1963
 North Macedonia Army of the Republic of North Macedonia 1992 Армија на Република Северна Македонија
 Northern Cyprus  Northern Cyprus Army 1976 Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı
 Norway  Norwegian Army 1628 Hæren
 Novorossiya  United Armed Forces of Novorossiya 2014 [4]
 Oman  Royal Army of Oman 1907 القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية
 Pakistan  Pakistan Army 1947 پاک فوج‬
 Palestine Palestine Liberation Army 1964 جيش التحرير الفلسطيني
 Palestine Palestinian National Security Forces 1994 قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Land Element 1973
 Paraguay  Paraguayan Army 1811 Ejército Paraguayo
 Peru  Peruvian Army 1821 Ejército del Perú
 Philippines  Philippine Army 1897 Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas
 Poland  Polish Land Forces 1918 Wojska Lądowe
 Portugal  Portuguese Army 1139 Exército Português
 Qatar  Qatari Emiri Land Force 1971 القوات البرية القطرية
 Romania  Romanian Land Forces 1859 Forţele Terestre Române
 Russia  Russian Ground Forces 1992 Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации
 Rwanda Rwandan Army 1962 Ingabo z'u Rwanda
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi People's Liberation Army 1972 جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force 1896
 San Marino  Sammarinese Armed Forces 1406 Forze Armate Sammarinesi
 São Tomé and Príncipe Army of São Tomé and Príncipe 1975 Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe
 Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabian Army 1745 القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة
 Senegal Senegalese Army 1960 Armée de terre sénégalaise
 Serbia  Serbian Army 1808 Копнена војска Србије
 Seychelles Seychelles Army 1977
 Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone Army 1961
 Singapore  Singapore Army 1957 Tentera Singapura
 Slovakia  Slovak Ground Forces 1993 Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky
 Slovenia  Slovenian Ground Force 1991 Slovenska vojska
 Somalia Somali National Army[lower-alpha 1] 1960
 Somaliland  Somaliland National Army 1993 Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland
 South Africa  South African Army 1912
 South Ossetia  South Ossetia Army 1992
 South Sudan  South Sudan Army 2017
 Spain  Spanish Army 1492 Ejército de Tierra
 Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka Army 1881 Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa
 Sudan  Sudanese Army 1925
 Suriname Surinamese Land Forces 1975
 Swaziland Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force 1979
 Sweden  Swedish Army 1521 Armén
  Switzerland  Swiss Army 1815 Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero
 Syria  Syrian Arab Army 1945 الجيش العربي السوري
 Tajikistan  Tajik Ground Forces 1993 Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон
 Tanzania  Tanzanian Army 1964
 Thailand  Royal Thai Army 1874 กองทัพบกไทย
 Togo Togolese Army 1960
 Tonga HMAF Land Component 1939
 Transnistria  Transnistria Army 1991
 Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago Regiment 1962
 Tunisia  Tunisian Army 1831 جيش البر التونسي
 Turkey  Turkish Land Forces 1920 Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri [5]
 Turkmenistan  Turkmen Ground Forces 1992
 Uganda  Ugandan Land Forces 1902
 Ukraine  Ukrainian Ground Forces 1917; 107

years ago

Сухопутні Війська України
 United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates Army 1951
 United Kingdom  British Army 1660 [6][7]
 United States  United States Army 1775 [8][9]
 Uruguay  National Army of Uruguay 1811 Spanish: Ejército Nacional
 Uzbekistan  Uzbek Ground Forces 1992
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Mobile Forces 1980
 Vatican City  Pontifical Swiss Guard 1506 Pontificia Cohors Helvetica
 Venezuela  Venezuelan Army 1810 Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
 Vietnam  Vietnam People's Ground Force 1944 Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
 Yemen  Yemeni Land Forces 1962 القوات البرية اليمنية
 Zambia  Zambian Army 1968
 Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe National Army 1980

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Somalia's official military forces are in disarray due to the continuing Civil war in the country. Several areas and factions have their own militaries.

References

  1. ↑ "An Act to regulate the militia of this province and to repeal the acts now in force for that purpose [microform]: assented to 19th of May, 1855". Archive.org. S. Derbyshire and G. Desbarats. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Nørby, Søren (2006). Det danske forsvar (in Danish). København: Det historiske hus. p. 39. ISBN 87-11-11853-9.
  3. ↑ "Japan Self-Defense Force | Defending Japan". Defendingjapan.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Самым неспокойным городом Украины в последние дни неожиданно стал Донецк. «Народное ополчение Донбасса» ... еще 3 марта взяло штурмом областную администрацию"
    Русский и бессмысленный // LENTA.RU от 6 марта 2014
  5. ↑ Suat İlhan, Atatürk ve Askerlik: Düşünce ve Uygulamaları, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi, 1990, p. 88. (in Turkish)
  6. ↑ Clifford Walton (1894). History of the British Standing Army. A.D. 1660 to 1700. Harrison and Sons. pp. 1–2.
  7. ↑ Noel T. St. John Williams (1994). Redcoats and courtesans: the birth of the British Army (1660–1690). Brassey's. p. 16. ISBN 9781857530971.
  8. ↑ Wright, Robert K. Jr. (1983). The Continental Army (Army Lineage Series). Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. ISBN 9780160019319. OCLC 8806011.
  9. ↑ Maass, John R. "June 14th: The Birthday of the U.S. Army". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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